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6783.010 Periglossum
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs; rootstock tuberous. Leaves sessile, linear. Flowers in dense, spherical pedunculate umbels. Corolla 5-lobed; lobes ± erect. Corona 5-lobed; lobes spathulate, erect, with a transverse ridge or flap. Follicles narrowly fusiform. Worldwide: 4 species in southern Africa Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| mackenii Harv. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Periglossum:
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Flora of Botswana: PeriglossumFlora of Mozambique: Periglossum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Periglossum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PeriglossumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Periglossum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Periglossum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Periglossum
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iNaturalist: Periglossum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Periglossum
JSTOR Plant Science: Periglossum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Periglossum
Plants of the World Online: Periglossum
Tropicos: Periglossum
Wikipedia: Periglossum
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